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| David Schisgall | Director |
| Dan Cogan | Producer |
| Byron Estep | Score Composer |
| Andrew Hafitz | Editor |
| Peter Hawkins | Associate Producer, Cinematographer |
| Peter Hawkins | Associate Producer, Cinematographer |
| Ted Hope | Executive Producer |
| David McJunkin | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Serena Savage | Associate Producer |
| James Schamus | Executive Producer |
| Mary Jane Skalski | Executive Producer |
| Eddie Sperry | Score Composer |
Anonymous
Posted October 1, 2010
"The Lifestyle" is, in many ways, about as accurate a presentation of the philosophy many couples have in choosing to swap partners, but this documentary devotes the majority of its attention to older, 40+ swingers. I'm sure that part of the absence of late-twentysomething and thirtysomething swingers (of which my wife and I, both in our early 30s, have been a part for three years) is due to the reticence of these age groups, most of whom are probably (like us) active parents of young children, participants in the community, or in high-visibility employment. It is still a bit disappointing to see little representation of swingers like ourselves, but still the presentation of the lifestyle is very accurate. For my wife and I, and others with whom we've swapped, sex is recreation there is, and can be, a distinct line between making love with a partner and having sex with someone. And swingers ARE normal people: my wife and I are both public school teachers, soccer coaches, and community activists. Kudos to David Schisgall for presenting a level-headed documentary about the lifestyle, and more so to the participants who agreed to appear on camera as interviewees and as partygoers.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I thought it was done well with the 16mm film look. I still think about it occasionally
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Posted October 1, 2010
do not show them this film. The swingers in ''The Lifestyle'' are the senior citizen variety. Not middle age boomers, mind you. We are talking post-retirement folks. Don't get me wrong...God bless these seniors and their active libidos. It's just that I was hoping that somewhere between the world of the tan, shaved, oiled hard-bodied early 20's performance swingers (ummm... are they all east of the Mississippi?) and this group of more relaxed, experienced swingers that this film would focus on the 30-50 year olds who make up a big chunk of swinger demographics. The folks who have kids who are growing up, or gone, and beginning to focus effort/energy on their relationships. There was one couple in the film who were interesting on a number of different levels. You know... intelligent, attractive, thoughtful. Who end up leaving the lifestyle after it begins to have a negative affect on their marriage. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. Taken as a documentary on a fraction of this burgeoning sub-culture I would give it a much higher score. The one star vote is based on the disappointment I experienced when I realized that this isn't the film that I will pop in when we are entertaining friends and we would like to see if they would like to take our relationships to a deeper level. ***
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